The Sheda Science and
Technology Complex (SHESTCO) has started structured
manpower development to meet the growing needs of the country in the areas of high technology.
The organisation made this known in its publication made available to The Tide.
“The government objective in setting up the complex include developing facilities for the effective practice of applications oriented science and technology for rapid national development and to carry out research and development activities involving the highest level of technology available,” it said.
It said that the effort of the complex in its technology application drive would aim at the highest level of technologies available in the world in the drive to strengthen the technology base of the Nigerian economy.
The publication said that the complex would work particularly to operate a nuclear research reactor facility capable of providing service in the fields of agriculture, medicine, industry, the basic sciences and technology.
Other objectives, it said were operating internationally accessible and a comprehensive data-base in the area of science and technology, conducting research and development activities in the field of conventional and non-conventional energy.
The conventional energy, which is also called non renewable, is power provided by traditional means such as coal, wood, gas, as opposed to alternative energy sources such as solar power, tidal power, and wind power.
Non-conventional energy, which is also called renewable energy, is energy that comes from resources which are continually replenished such as sunlight, wind, rain, tidal waves and geothermal heat.
According to the publication, the complex will develop avenues through which all the institutions of higher learning in the country will carry out capital intensive research at cost effective basis.